tanks, lots of them, He is gone but machines survive

[frank8003]

This guy liked restoring them

PORTOLA VALLEY / History buff collects tanks for the memories

Jacques Littlefield, heir of a mining tycoon, has amassed the country's largest private...

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https://www.hemmings.com/stories/2018/08/30/last-of-littlefield-tank-collection-arrives-ahead-of-american-heritage-museums-opening

 

[chucky]

This gentleman had some of everything ever made lol for the military ive herd so many stories about stuff that he had bought from other countries and they end up at a U.S. seaport and our UNCLE SAM standing there as well to inspect and some of the stuff ready to go to war and even some ordnances that UNCLE SAM sayin oh Hell No !!! This fellas brother ED LITTLEFIELD has a bluegrass band an on occasion go touring and one of my old friends took a full time gig driving Eds bus and full time help for him ! These are the desendants of Edmund Wattis Littlefied the founders of Utah construction and the builder of the Hoover Dam ! Take a look on wikipedia on Edmund Wattis Littlefield then you can beguin to understand how he could build such a collection of military equipment

 

[frank8003]

Deep down inside I think He had a back purpose, had the money and time to save the machines.
We all go away, Somebody saves the machines.
That is to allow us to remember by way of the machines preserved, to remember what our
Fathers did so that We could have a life.

 

[Mullaney]

Deep down inside I think He had a back purpose, had the money and time to save the machines.
We all go away, Somebody saves the machines.
That is to allow us to remember by way of the machines preserved, to remember what our
Fathers did so that We could have a life.

.
Well said Frank.

 

[dmetalmiki]

If I had that sort of money.....There wouldn't be a space large enough .. Anywhere...
There'd be things that fired things..things that didn't fire things...things that went underwater..things that couldn't go underwater..things that could fly..Things that coudn't fly.....And..'things that were .Well....just..'things'.